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Rumor: Cecily Strong Up For Major Role In New ‘Ghostbusters’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 18, 2015 1:00 pm EST While Paul Feig’s new Ghostbusters will have four funny actors fighting ghosts in New York City, that’s where the similarities to the original film end. Of course, we know this time all the leads will be played by women (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon) and that their roles aren’t going to line up with the roles in the original film....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Wonder Woman, Stan Lee, Ant-Man By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2014 4:45 pm EST Want to see set videos of an iconic moment in Batman history, filmed by Zack Snyder for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Which other female directors are potentially up for Wonder Woman? Does James Gunn regret putting Adam Warlock’s cocoon in Guardians of the Galaxy? Why are Gamora and Nebula at odds in a Guardians of the Galaxy deleted scene?...

Superhero Bits: Rocket And Groot, Supergirl, The Flash, Daredevil, Batman V Superman, Civil War By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2014 4:30 pm EST Who wants to direct a Rocket and Groot movie? Were those two characters in The New Yorker? Which Serenity actress is now on The Flash? Will Supergirl cross over with Arrow? What’s happening on the set of Batman v Superman? Does Gwyneth Paltrow think Pepper Potts will be in Captain America: Civil War?...

Transformers Explosions: How Many Times Does Michael Bay Go Boom? [VOTD] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 26, 2015 5:00 am EST Last week we posted Dylan Browne’s video which counts the lens flares in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek films. This week we return with another one of Browne’s videos, this one counting exactly how many explosions are in Michael Bay’s Transformers. So how many Transformers explosions happen in Bay’s original 2007 film? Do you think its over 100?...

Vin Diesel Continues Hinting At ‘Inhumans’ Role By Angie Han/Dec. 29, 2014 5:00 am EST Vin Diesel is at it again. The Guardians of the Galaxy voice actor has dropped yet another hint that he could be part of Marvel Studios’ 2018 release Inhumans, this time in the form of an image. The picture follows Diesel’s cryptic comment from August teasing his possible involvement. See the Vin Diesel Inhumans image and analyze its potential meaning with us after the jump....

Watch: Walt Disney’s Connections To ‘Tomorrowland,’ Plus New Featurette And Prequel Info By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2015 1:00 pm EST Walt Disney and his theme parks exist in the world of Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland. That’s a secret the cast and crew kept for a long time but in the past few videos and trailers, it’s become abundantly clear. The question then becomes, how much of an influence was Walt on this movie, which is named after something he first created in the 1950?...

Zack Snyder Tweets ‘Justice League’ Set Photo Filled With Easter Eggs, So Grab Your Magnifying Glass And Speculating Hat By Jacob Hall/Feb. 23, 2016 7:00 am EST This week, it was revealed that Justice League will begin filming on April 11, 2016, which is a big, huge, crazy deal for two reasons. First of all, it’s a major step forward for the DC movie universe and will represent the first time this iconic superhero team has appeared in live action on the big screen....

‘A Little Chaos’ Trailer: Alan Rickman Directs Kate Winslet By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2014 10:30 am EST When Alan Rickman isn’t busy threatening John McClane or glowering at Harry Potter, he finds time to direct a film now and again. His first directorial effort, The Winter Guest, was released in 1997. Now, 17 years later, he’s come out with the trailer for his second, the 17th century romance A Little Chaos....

‘Blunt Talk’ Teaser: Patrick Stewart Is A Messed-Up TV Newsman By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2015 3:00 pm EST Starz has a new two-season, 20-episode show called Blunt Talk debuting this summer, with Patrick Stewart starring as a British TV newsman working in America who, well, isn’t the best when it comes to making good decisions. The first Blunt Talk teaser shows off some of his behavior. Because it’s fun to see Stewart play outside of his now well-established zone as a reasonable leader, you’ll probably want to see a lot more....

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Trailer: Meet The New Spider-Man By Angie Han/March 10, 2016 9:00 am EST We’ve had a very Captain America: Civil War-heavy few days here at /Film, what with those character posters and that set visit report and all of those awesome interviews and whatnot. But this may just be the highlight of the week. Marvel Studios has just revealed the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer, teasing the epic clash between Cap (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr....

‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Teaser Lets You Pick Your Poison By Jacob Hall/Nov. 18, 2015 7:00 am EST Outside of a teaser released at the New York City Comic-Con earlier this year and a pretty cool poster, things have been awfully quiet on the Daredevil season 2 front. And can you blame them? The first season was a rousing success for everyone involved, winning over audiences of all kinds and thoroughly shaking up the plans for the Netflix corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Elstree 1976’ Trailer: When ‘Star Wars’ Was Just Another Job For Some People By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2016 2:30 pm EST There was a time when Star Wars didn’t inspire the kind of excitement that it does today. Nowadays, whether you’re a fan or an actor desperate to get a role in the latest movie, you can’t help but get extremely excited for the prospect of what’s to come. But back in 1976, there weren’t any Star Wars fans, and a job on this original sci-fi movie from young filmmaker George Lucas was just another job....

‘Mojave’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac Is Not A Garrett Hedlund Fan By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2015 1:00 pm EST We all know Oscar Isaac has the biggest film of his career coming up later this month in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But Isaac’s also got another, much smaller movie due for release in the coming weeks. Directed by William Monahan (The Departed), Mojave pits a devilish drifter played by Isaac against a depressed movie star played by Garrett Hedlund....

‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Has One Action Scene Shot In IMAX By Russ Fischer/Oct. 30, 2014 11:00 am EST We’ve known for a long time that director JJ Abrams and cinematographer Daniel Mindel are shooting Star Wars Episode VII on 35mm film. Over the summer we learned something else: at least some portion of the film was shot on IMAX cameras. The photo that confirmed that data (above) showed an IMAX film camera, not one of the new digital systems used by Michael Bay on Transformers: Age of Extinction....

Alden Ehrenreich Is Your New Han Solo By Angie Han/May 5, 2016 7:43 pm EST May the 4th has come and gone, but Phil Lord and Chris Miller have a belated Star Wars Day gift for us. The directors have just cast Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff, due out in 2018. The 26-year-old Ehrenreich broke out in a big way this year with a standout turn in Hail, Caesar!...

Cool Stuff: ‘Spaceballs’ The LEGO Sets By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2015 11:00 am EST If for some reason you’ve seen Star Wars but you haven’t yet partaken of Mel Brooks’ classic parody Spaceballs, it’s about time you fixed that. In classic Mel Brooks fashion, Spaceballs mocks everything about Star Wars with self-referenctial humor, fourth wall breaks, and jokes about sci-fi tropes and goofy characters like Dark Helmet. It’s a favorite among comedy fans and sci-fi fans alike....

First Look: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Features A Lot Less Maze Running By Angie Han/March 11, 2015 10:42 am EST On the bright side, they’re spending a lot less time in mazes nowadays. On the other hand, it looks like they’re still on the run. Or rather, they would be if they could. Get your Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials first look after the jump. (Needless to say, but spoilers for The Maze Runner are below....

George Miller Gives ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Sequel A Title By Germain Lussier/May 18, 2015 12:45 pm EST With a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes and a strong domestic opening weekend, hitting nearly $45m for Mad Max: Fury Road, it’s pretty obvious there’s a thirst for more Max. The film itself certainly leaves that world wide open to continue the character’s story and for a long time, writer/director George Miller had said he conceived this film as the first of a trilogy....

Gird Your Loins: HBO Orders James Franco’s Porn Drama ‘The Deuce’ To Series By Jacob Hall/Jan. 20, 2016 3:30 pm EST The Deuce sounds like a dare gone horribly right. Here is a television series created by the great David Simon of The Wire fame, starring the never-not-fascinating James Franco, and set in the in the New York City porn scene during the ’70s. It’s like HBO said to Simon “Go ahead and pitch us anything!...

HBO And Bill Simmons Prep ‘Game Of Thrones’ Aftershow Titled ‘After The Thrones’ By Jacob Hall/April 4, 2016 12:30 pm EST Welcome to the future, where every television show will have its own recap show! HBO has announced that its massively popular Game of Thrones will now have a companion series, titled After the Thrones. The whole thing is spearheaded by Bill Simmons, who signed a deal with the network after parting ways with ESPN last year....